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bout

American  
[bout] / baʊt /

noun

  1. a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.

    Synonyms:
    encounter, fray, match

  2. period; session; spell.

    a bout of illness.

  3. a turn at work or any action.

  4. a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping.

bout British  
/ baʊt /

noun

    1. a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking

    2. a period of illness

  2. a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match

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Etymology

Origin of bout

1535–45; variant of obsolete bought bend, turn, derivative of bow bow 1; bight

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